Gunn shoots England to fourth warm-up victory

England made it four wins out of four in their World Cup warm-up matches in South Africa. And they did it in emphatic style once more, shooting out Gauteng/North West for 50, before racing to a ten-wicket victory within seven overs. England had been scheduled to play Western Province/Boland, but they could not find the funding, and Gauteng stepped in at the last minute with a second string team - their first team were busy being hammered by South Africa by 280 runs. This Gauteng side may have been regretting their decision to marshall their troops, as they soon came under fire from a rampant England bowling attack.

Jenny Gunn starred with the ball, taking 5 for 12, with support from Katherine Brunt who took 2 for 3 from 6 overs as England turned the screw on a hapless WPB side. The home side crawled along at barely one run an over before subsiding in the with more than 17 overs remaining in their innings.

England's openers wasted no time rattling off the runs, Charlotte Edwards struck 17 not out and Laura Newton was unbeaten on 29. England, who are ranked second in the world, will be riding high as they head into the World Cup seeking to lift the trophy for a third time. But just how helpful the last two mis-matches will prove to be remains to be seen (they also defeated Gauteng by 368 runs before routing WPB). But England won't have long to wait to find out: they face tournament favourites Australia in their opener on Tuesday.